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October 2024 Edition
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October 4-H Newsletter
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 3: Horticulture Club, 5:30 p.m.
October 7: Fall Break Programs, see page 4 for more details
October 8: Dairy Goat Club, 6 p.m.
October 10: Rabbit Club, 6 p.m.
October 16: Thrive Club, 4:30 p.m.
October 17: Poultry Club, 6 p.m.
October 21: Cloverbuds, 6 p.m.
October 24: Livestock Club Halloween Party at Daviess County Lions Club Fairgrounds, 6 p.m.
October 28: Homeschool Club, 5 p.m.
November 6: Cloverbud Cooking Club, 4:00 p.m.*
November 7: Horticulture Club, 5:30 p.m.
*Please RSVP to ensure enough supplies are available.
All meetings are held at the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Service Office unless otherwise noted.
NEW PROGRAM YEAR
September is the beginning of the 2024-2025 program year for 4-H! Enrollment forms are now available at our office and online at https://daviess.ca.uky.edu/4h-enrollment. We have also included a copy with this newsletter. All Daviess County youth are welcome to join 4-H anytime! 4-H is for youth ages 9-18. 4-H Cloverbuds is for youth ages 5-8. Youth/adults must complete a new form every year. Please look at the graphic below to know your 4-H age for 2024-2025. You must submit a new enrollment form to continue receiving the 4-H newsletter each month. Next month’s newsletter will be the last one you receive until you submit this year’s enrollment form.
COUNTY 4-H ENROLLMENT AND CROSS-COUNTY LINES POLICY
A young person may enroll in 4-H within the county where they are a resident or attend school. If a 4-H program is not offered in the county where the young person resides or attends school, the youth may cross county lines into a county that offers that program. The request of the member and their parent/guardian is made on a yearly basis through the 4-H agents and the local County 4-H Councils. If a young person pursues crossing county lines, Request for 4-H Participation Across County Lines should be completed by both counties.
ACHIEVEMENT APPLICATION
The 4-H Achievement Program is intended to recognize 4-H participants with outstanding accomplishments and to provide an incentive for youth to increase their knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is a comprehensive program spanning the entire career of the 4-H’er, awards points for outside efforts and interests, and encourages growth and development by awarding high points at multi-county, state, and national levels. As youth work their way through the achievement levels they become eligible for scholarships to teen summit, teen conference, and eventually college scholarships. See the enclosed flyer for eligibility of each level. Applications are due October 31.
LIVESTOCK CLUB MEETING
At the most recent Livestock Club meeting, President Jolene Raymer gave introductory information regarding this year’s upcoming events including the Christmas parade and the upcoming North American Livestock Exposition.
Our program for the night was Biosecurity, led by Daniel Hayden, who raises cows and poultry on large scale farms. Biosecurity is crucial for farms with dense animal populations. Mr. Hayden asked the 4-Hers for examples of biosecurity they use personally because “regardless of whether everyone understands the concept of biosecurity we all use it every day.”
Examples of biosecurity in poultry include sanitizing shoes between poultry houses, quarantining sick birds away from healthy birds, euthanizing any sick or injured birds to prevent spread, and ensuring that each bird has the proper growing space (.8 sq feet per chicken) in the house.
Finally, Stacey Potts led a demonstration of germ spread to emphasize biosecurity’s importance.
Overall, it was a wonderful Livestock Club meeting! Thank you to our 17 members who attended!
TEEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
The Green River Area 4-H Teen Leadership Academy is a program designed to enhance leadership skills inside and outside of 4-H. TLA provides youth with opportunities to strengthen leadership skills and allow them to be an important part of their community’s positive development. Teens in Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster Counties meet monthly from September to April and cover many topics to assist with leadership development and community awareness. Daviess County participating teens this year are Liam Dominguez, Katie Beth Osborne, and Jolene Raymer.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
The Harvest Festival will be held at the Daviess County Lions Club Fairgrounds on October 19 and 20. 4-H will be selling soft drinks. We will need volunteers ages 9 and up. Please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA8AA2FA57-51607415-harvest Thank you!!
SHOOTING SPORTS
Congratulations to everyone who participated at the KY 4-H State Shooting Competition September 7 and 8. Results are as follows:
BB Rifle:
· 2nd place team (9-11) – Silas Smoak, Alli Dewig, Russell Westerfield, Noah Elder
· 2nd place individual (12-14) – Grant Connor
· 3rd place individual (12-14) – Gavin Edgell
· 1st place team (12-14) – Grant Connor, Gavin Edgell, Taylor Dewig, Minor Abel
Air Target Rifle:
· 1st place individual (9-11) – Mackenzie Rogers
· 3rd place individual (9-11) – Noah Elder
· 1st place team (9-11) – Mackenzie Rogers, Noah Elder,
Silas Smoak, Alli Dewig
· 1st place individual (12-14) – Gavin Edgell
· 2nd place individual (12-14) – Grant Connor
· 1st place team (12-14) – Gavin Edgell, Grant Connor,
Taylor Dewig, Minor Abel
Air Sport Rifle:
· 2nd place individual (9-11) – Noah Elder
· 1st place individual (12-14) – Grant Connor
· 2nd place individual (12-14) – Taylor Dewig
· 3rd place individual (15-18) – Lillian Connor
.22 Target Rifle
· 1st place individual (9-11) – Mackenzie Rogers
· 2nd place individual (9-11) – Alli Dewig
· 3rd place individual (9-11) – Silas Smoak
· 1st place team (9-11) – Mackenzie Rogers, Alli Dewig,
Silas Smoak, Russell Westerfield
· 1st place individual (12-14) – Gavin Edgell
SPEECH CONTEST
Get a jumpstart on your public speaking skills with the 4-H Speech Contest. Through the 4-H Speech Project, youth learn to write and prepare a speech on any topic they feel passionate about. Speech length is 3-5 minutes for ages 9-13 and 5-7 minutes for ages 14-18. For more information visit https://daviess.ca.uky.edu/4h-communications. Registration Deadline is October 15, 2024. Contest is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday, November 21.
More information on Daviess County 4-H Clubs, including all meeting dates, can be found on our website at https://daviess.ca.uky.edu/4h-clubs. Also be sure to check out our social media pages!
FALL BREAK PROGRAMS
2024-2025 4-H Enrollment Form MUST be on file for youth to participate. Forms are available at the Daviess County Extension Office and will be available to fill out day of the program. If you are interested, you must RSVP by October 2.
Bubble Art & Neon Acrylic Painting
Date: Monday, October 7
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Cost: FREE
Age: 9-18 year olds
Class Limit: 10
Youth will create bubble art utilizing watercolor paint.
They will also create two neon acrylic paintings.
Cloverbud Hour Day 1
Date: Monday, October 7
Time: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Age: 5-8 years olds
Class Limit: 8
Cloverbuds will create bubble art utilizing watercolor paint.
They will also create one neon acrylic painting.
ISSUES CONFERENCE
If you are a high school student, have issues you are passionate about, and want to impact your community – then mark your calendar for November 14-16 for Kentucky 4-H Issues Conference at Dale Hollow State Park. This 3-day engaging experience is your chance to connect with other young leaders from across Kentucky, discuss issues important to you, and learn how to impact your community. Great communities require great leaders, so sign up for the Kentucky 4-H Issues Conference and make a difference. Applications are now available. Cost will be $250.
CABBAGE ROLLS
Makes 6 servings. Serving size is 2 rolls.
Ingredients:
· 12 cabbage leaves
· 1 pound lean ground beef
· 1 cup cooked brown rice
· 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
· 1 teaspoon garlic salt
· 1/4 teaspoon pepper
· 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
· 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
· 1/2 cup chopped onion
· 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
· 1 teaspoon sugar
· 1 tablespoon cornstarch
· 1 tablespoon water
Directions:
1. Cover cabbage leaves with boiling water. Let stand until leaves are limp, about 4 minutes. Drain. When cool, trim away excess ridge on leaf for easier rolling.
2. Mix beef, rice, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, garlic salt, pepper, basil, oregano, onions and green pepper. Put 1/3 cup in each leaf, starting at leaf end; roll, tucking in the sides.
3. Place seam side down in a 9-by-11-inch baking dish.
4. Mix remaining tomato sauce with the sugar, pour over rolls.
5. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
6. Remove cabbage rolls from baking dish, pour juice in a saucepan.
7. Mix cornstarch and water; stir into saucepan. Heat and stir until mixture boils, cook 1 minute. Serve sauce with cabbage rolls.
Source: Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud Project
Nutrition Facts: 190 calories; 4g fat; 1.5g saturated fat; 40mg cholesterol; 550mg sodium; 24g carbohydrate; 6g fiber; 9g sugars; 18g protein.
